How to Find Scriptures in Your Bible
List of Bible Books a
Name of Book |
Writer(s) |
Completed |
|---|---|---|
Genesis |
Moses |
1513 B.C.E. |
Exodus |
Moses |
1512 B.C.E. |
Leviticus |
Moses |
1512 B.C.E. |
Numbers |
Moses |
1473 B.C.E. |
Deuteronomy |
Moses |
1473 B.C.E. |
Joshua |
Joshua |
c. 1450 B.C.E. |
Judges |
Samuel |
c. 1100 B.C.E. |
Ruth |
Samuel |
c. 1090 B.C.E. |
1 Samuel |
Samuel; Gad; Nathan |
c. 1078 B.C.E. |
2 Samuel |
Gad; Nathan |
c. 1040 B.C.E. |
1 Kings |
Jeremiah |
580 B.C.E. |
2 Kings |
Jeremiah |
580 B.C.E. |
1 Chronicles |
Ezra |
c. 460 B.C.E. |
2 Chronicles |
Ezra |
c. 460 B.C.E. |
Ezra |
Ezra |
c. 460 B.C.E. |
Nehemiah |
Nehemiah |
a. 443 B.C.E. |
Esther |
Mordecai |
c. 475 B.C.E. |
Job |
Moses |
c. 1473 B.C.E. |
Psalms |
David and others |
c. 460 B.C.E. |
Proverbs |
Solomon; Agur; Lemuel |
c. 717 B.C.E. |
Ecclesiastes |
Solomon |
b. 1000 B.C.E. |
Song of Solomon |
Solomon |
c. 1020 B.C.E. |
Isaiah |
Isaiah |
a. 732 B.C.E. |
Jeremiah |
Jeremiah |
580 B.C.E. |
Lamentations |
Jeremiah |
607 B.C.E. |
Ezekiel |
Ezekiel |
c. 591 B.C.E. |
Daniel |
Daniel |
c. 536 B.C.E. |
Hosea |
Hosea |
a. 745 B.C.E. |
Joel |
Joel |
c. 820 B.C.E. (?) |
Amos |
Amos |
c. 804 B.C.E. |
Obadiah |
Obadiah |
c. 607 B.C.E. |
Jonah |
Jonah |
c. 844 B.C.E. |
Micah |
Micah |
b. 717 B.C.E. |
Nahum |
Nahum |
b. 632 B.C.E. |
Habakkuk |
Habakkuk |
c. 628 B.C.E. (?) |
Zephaniah |
Zephaniah |
b. 648 B.C.E. |
Haggai |
Haggai |
520 B.C.E. |
Zechariah |
Zechariah |
518 B.C.E. |
Malachi |
Malachi |
a. 443 B.C.E. |
Matthew |
Matthew |
c. 41 C.E. |
Mark |
Mark |
c. 60-65 C.E. |
Luke |
Luke |
c. 56-58 C.E. |
John |
Apostle John |
c. 98 C.E. |
Acts |
Luke |
c. 61 C.E. |
Romans |
Paul |
c. 56 C.E. |
1 Corinthians |
Paul |
c. 55 C.E. |
2 Corinthians |
Paul |
c. 55 C.E. |
Galatians |
Paul |
c. 50-52 C.E. |
Ephesians |
Paul |
c. 60-61 C.E. |
Philippians |
Paul |
c. 60-61 C.E. |
Colossians |
Paul |
c. 60-61 C.E. |
1 Thessalonians |
Paul |
c. 50 C.E. |
2 Thessalonians |
Paul |
c. 51 C.E. |
1 Timothy |
Paul |
c. 61-64 C.E. |
2 Timothy |
Paul |
c. 65 C.E. |
Titus |
Paul |
c. 61-64 C.E. |
Philemon |
Paul |
c. 60-61 C.E. |
Hebrews |
Paul |
c. 61 C.E. |
James |
James (Jesus’ brother) |
b. 62 C.E. |
1 Peter |
Peter |
c. 62-64 C.E. |
2 Peter |
Peter |
c. 64 C.E. |
1 John |
Apostle John |
c. 98 C.E. |
2 John |
Apostle John |
c. 98 C.E. |
3 John |
Apostle John |
c. 98 C.E. |
Jude |
Jude (Jesus’ brother) |
c. 65 C.E. |
Revelation |
Apostle John |
c. 96 C.E. |
Note: For some books, the writer(s) and the date completed are uncertain. Many dates are approximate, the symbol a. meaning “after,” b. meaning “before,” and c. meaning “circa,” or “about.”
a This list shows the 66 books of the Bible in the order in which they appear in most Bible translations. This order was established in the fourth century C.E.
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